State support program for agricultural producers: almost 14,000 agrarians will receive UAH 917 million, Minagro
7/11/22
At the beginning of September, the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine (Minagro) announced a program to support agriproducers in two directions:
1. Subsidy (payment of UAH 3,100) per 1 hectare of cultivated agricultural land – for farmers who cultivate 1-120 hectares of agricultural land
2. Grant for cattle (cows) of all productivity areas for those who keep from 3 to 100 cows (payment of UAH 5,300 per cow).
According to the results of processed applications, 13,960 Ukrainian agrarians became program participants. In line with the order of the Ministry, the applicants will receive UAH 917 million. In particular, 10,592 program participants will receive payments under the first direction in the amount of UAH 769 million for a total area of 248,000 hectares. Under the second direction, UAH 148 million will be transferred to 3,368 program participants for the maintenance of 27,864 cows.
Recall that the program is financed by the budgetary support of the European Union. The total amount of funds is more than UAH 1.5 billion. The participants of the program were selected among agriproducers that had registered in the State Agrarian Register (DAR) and complied with program criteria.
Ukraine and Germany to cooperate in digitization, Ministry of Digital Transformation
7/11/22
The team of the Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine held a meeting with the State Secretary of the Federal Ministry of the Interior and Community of Germany Markus Richter and the representatives of the innovative center of state technologies GovTech. During the meeting, the participants signed a memorandum on cooperation and exchange of experience in the field of digitization. Within the scope of cooperation, the Ministry of Digital Transformation will advise Germany on the modernization and digitalization of the Government and the public sector, in particular in the field of digitalization of public services, protection of state registers, and cyber security. For reference GovTech Campus (GTC) is an innovative center of state technologies with the Federal Ministry of the Interior and Community of Germany as one of the founders. GTC helps identify, create and scale the best technological solutions and innovations from the govtech field in the German public sector.
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Ukraine and the US to update the Agreement on Trade and Investment Cooperation, Ministry of Economy
10/11/22
According to the results of the meeting of the US Trade Representative and the representatives of the Ministry of Economy of Ukraine, the USA and Ukraine started a negotiation process regarding the renewal of the Trade and Investment Cooperation Agreement (TICA), concluded between the countries in 2008. The renewal of the trade agreement is especially important in the context of US economic support for Ukraine and in the context of post-war reconstruction. It is expected that as a result of the renewal of the agreement, Ukraine’s trade policy will become more favorable for American investments in projects for the recovery and rebuilding of Ukraine. https://www.kmu.gov.ua/news/ukrayina-ta-ssha-onovlyuyut-ugodu-pro-torgovelne-ta-investicijne-spivrobitnictvo European Parliament approved “transport visa-free” between the EU and Ukraine, Ministry of Infrastructure November 10, 2022 Deputies of the European Parliament ratified the Agreement on the carriage of freight by road. After the approval of the document by the European Parliament, the European Council must ratify the Agreement. The Agreement came into force even before the completion of the ratification procedures – after signature in Lyon in June 2022. It abolishes the need for Ukrainian carriers to obtain permits for bilateral and transit transportation through the EU. Thanks to this Agreement, Ukrainian drivers continue to use Ukrainian driver’s licenses and certificates of professional competence for driving in the EU, which are available, without the need to obtain an international driver’s license. The result of the “transport visa-free” implementation is an increase in goods turnover and in the number of road carriers crossing the state border of Ukraine in the direction of EU countries. The Agreement between the EU and Ukraine shall be valid for 1 year. Ukraine and the EU are currently working on extending this term for another year. Technical consultations are ongoing.
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